In this first entry of the The Rhodes Effect series, a brutal case lands on Rhodes’ desk: a string of women, all mothers, or old enough to be, murdered and mutilated with a pattern that only makes sense if you’re willing to stand inside the mind of someone who never grew up, never forgave, and never learned how to stop needing the one thing he lost. As the bodies pile up, Rhodes and Unit 19 fight the clock, their own demons, and the city’s hunger for spectacle over justice.

At the heart of it all sits Rhodes himself, part philosopher, part hunter, tattooed contradictions wrapped around a mind that notices every lie, every tick, every moment you thought no one saw. Some cases solve themselves. Unit 19’s cases will break everyone who touches them.

Perfect for fans of Michael Connelly, Thomas Harris, and the raw psychological tension of True Detective, The Rhodes Effect pulls you so deep into the killer’s logic, and Rhodes’ unflinching pursuit, that you’ll question how far you’d go to stop a monster… and whether you’d recognize him in the mirror.